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FEB 10, 2021 | US

New State Privacy Initiatives Turn Up Heat on Congress

The Hill, February 10, 2021

By Rebecca Klar and Chris Mills Rodrigo

Congress is coming under increasing pressure to create a federal framework for data privacy laws as states forge ahead with their own plans.

Industry groups are expected to ramp up the pressure on Congress as well.

“The threat of a patchwork is real,” said Craig Albright, vice president of legislative strategy at the trade group BSA | The Software Alliance.

“The compliance problems with multiple states having their own privacy regimes is still an issue without a national standard compliance,” the group’s senior director of state advocacy Tom Foulkes added.

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Original Posting: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/538122-new-state-privacy-initiatives-turn-up-heat-on-congress

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